The Score: The story behind Stravinsky?s Firebird ...
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The Firebird was the first of two folklore ballets composed by Igor Stravinsky and commissioned by Sergei Diaghilev and his Ballets Russes (Petrushka followed). The ballet premiered at the Paris Opera in 1910 and elevated the Stravinsky to one of the most influential composers of the 20th century.

Published in: Folklore